Chapter 180

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Kyomu hadn't initially intended to kill the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

However, now that he wore the Hokage robes and had many followers, there was no sense in confining himself to a mere ninja village.

He needed to broaden his horizon!

Even though this vision was far ahead of its time, Kyomu was willing to be the one to make the first move in the ninja world.

This choice, however, brought him some trouble. Some neutral Konoha ninjas, driven by their ingrained beliefs, began to protect the Daimyo.

But these posed minimal threat to Kyomu; as long as a large number of neutral ninjas didn't turn against him, he was fine.

With over two thousand subordinates, and considering Hiruzen and the others' collapsing reputations, they could only muster around three thousand ninjas, including Anbu, Root, and their clan ninjas.

This reduced pressure for Kyomu. With his ninjas' combat prowess, they could achieve victory!

Kyomu's main task now was to restrict and personally eliminate the Konoha F4!

"Genma, Ebisu!" Kyomu shouted. "Form the Four Red Yang Formation!"

"Yes, Captain Kyomu!" Genma and Ebisu responded in unison, leading their squads to swiftly occupy the four corners of the stage.

With their hands forming seals, 36 ninjas divided into four groups, and they slammed their hands onto the ground.

Four Red Yang Formation, activate!

A red rectangular barrier rose from the ground, its walls incredibly sturdy, making it nearly impossible to break from either inside or outside.

The flames burning on the barrier walls also prevented any close-range attempts to destroy it. Anyone approaching would be scorched or burned to death.

As the Four Red Yang Formation rose, Jiraiya, in the Hokage office, was stunned.

"It's the Four Red Yang Formation… Kyomu planned this from the beginning?"

Behind Jiraiya, Tsunade's eyes were also vacant. She never imagined Jiraiya would ambush her and place a seal on her.

"Let me go!"

"Tsunade, you know that's impossible." Jiraiya shook his head. "I won't let you leave until everything is settled."

"If you don't release me, from today onwards, all our past ties will be severed!"

With pain flashing in his eyes, Jiraiya didn't turn back or respond. He stood silently, unmoving.

Switching scenes.

"It's time to settle accounts, Hiruzen, Danzo, Homura, and Koharu!"

Hovering in mid-air, Kyomu coldly stared at the four elderly figures.

Seeing the barrier restricting them, Hiruzen's eyes turned dark. "How did you learn this sealing technique?"

"From your good disciple, Jiraiya!" Kyomu sneered. "I think the Four Red Yang Formation is quite fitting for you all."

Before his words faded, Kyomu suddenly disappeared.

Swish.

With a blade in hand, he slashed at Minato, forcing him to release the Daimyo. Minato also vanished without warning, reappearing where he had been standing.

Flying Thunder God Technique!

"Kyomu, stop this." Minato looked at Kyomu from a distance. "I don't care about anything else, but the Daimyo..."

Thunk.

Kyomu's answer was the sound of a blade piercing flesh. The sharp blade of Yoei pierced the Daimyo's back, driving through his heart and emerging from his chest.

Blood spilled on the spot!

"Kyomu, you've disrupted the balance between the country and the ninja village… The entire ninja world will reject and hunt you down!"

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire, despite knowing his impending death, showed no fear. "There will be no place for you in this world! Haha… In the Pure Land…"

Kyomu twisted the blade within the Daimyo's chest, silencing his final words and extinguishing the light in his eyes.

Hiruzen stood still, watching as Kyomu executed the Daimyo. He had anticipated this and waited for Kyomu to act.

"Minato, you're now the Fourth Hokage. With Kyomu committing such a crime, the village will be implicated. You must set an example."

Looking down, Minato's eyes turned cold when he looked up again.

Originally reluctant to participate, he now had no choice.

Swish, swish, swish.

Minato threw several Flying Thunder God Kunai around Kyomu.

As Minato attacked, Hiruzen and the others moved in perfect coordination, surrounding Kyomu from four directions.

At the same time, Jiraiya's expression changed dramatically.

"How dare Kyomu kill the Daimyo of the Land of Fire! How dare he!"

"Nothing Kyomu does surprises me." Orochimaru emerged from the shadows, looking at the restrained Tsunade. "What do you think, Tsunade?"

"You all forced Kyomu to this point!" Tsunade, her hair disheveled, couldn't hide her anger. "The old man and the others deserve punishment. If punished properly, Kyomu would be appeased…"

"What's so good about Kyomu? What's so good about him?" Jiraiya turned sharply. "Tsunade, Kyomu is the source of the village's chaos. Even if he settles down now, he will do something even worse in the future, just like now!"

He pointed out the window. "Kyomu killed the Daimyo! Do you know what this means? It means Kyomu is challenging the 'Daimyo-Ninja Village-Nation' peace system established since the end of the Warring States period!"

Tsunade didn't respond, but Orochimaru's eyes sparkled with an irrepressible gleam.

"Kyomu hasn't disappointed me. But the storm he's stirred is… a bit frightening…

But strangely, it's also thrilling. Perhaps I should help Kyomu further, let him become even crazier?"

Orochimaru's thought process was evidently different from most people.

He supported Kyomu but kept pressuring him from various angles to see Kyomu's potential and future.

To Orochimaru, this might be an experiment?

Whatever it was, Orochimaru was clearly planning to step in.

"Seeing your loyal followers die before your eyes, I think… Kyomu will become disillusioned with this world?" Orochimaru smiled broadly, his snake eyes filled with excitement. "Will this wind blow even stronger then?"

Crash.

Orochimaru shattered the office window, leaping into the battlefield, standing against Kyomu.

"Your opponent is me." But in an instant, Fugaku blocked Orochimaru, having been vigilant against him and others like Jiraiya.

"Fugaku, the Mangekyo Sharingan… Such mesmerizing power."

Orochimaru licked his lips, saying no more, and engaged Fugaku in battle.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

Under the coordination of neutral ninjas and the Sealing Ninja Squad, many Konoha residents were evacuated and arranged into shelters.

But the battlefield, centered around the Hokage office, continued to expand.

With over two thousand ninjas under Kyomu's command clashing with the loyalists of the Konoha F4, the number of combatants approached six thousand.

"Barrier Squad!" The Sealing Ninja Squad captain roared. "Form the Four Violet Flames Formation! If the battlefield spreads, the entire village will be destroyed!"

The sealing squads obeyed, quickly reaching their designated positions. Soon, a barrier encompassing most of Konoha rose.

Instantly, the battlefield, centered around the Hokage office, was split into two zones.

One was inside the Four Red Yang Formation with Kyomu, Minato, and the four elders. The other was outside the Four Red Yang Formation but within the Four Violet Flames Formation, where Kyomu's ninjas and the loyalists of the Konoha F4 fought.

Shouts and clashes filled the air!

Kakashi, Obito, and Guy led the charge, followed by the First Ninja Battalion, clashing fiercely with the three thousand-strong opposing force.

Zzzz.

Kakashi's lightning-infused blade, Snow, glowed brightly. Each swing sent arcs of lightning chakra flying, and the blade's retractable nature was utilized to its fullest.

The title of Konoha's White Fang shone brightly in this fight, though with a hint of irony.

Eight Gates Released Formation, Gate of View, open!

Surrounded by green energy, Guy silently charged into the enemy ranks.

Yes, the enemy ranks.

Those opposing Kyomu were enemies in Guy's eyes!

Each punch and kick, swift as lightning and powerful as a mountain, though single-target, matched Kakashi's prowess.

The Eight Gates Released Formation, having accumulated power, now began to bloom. In a few more years, Guy would fully realize the potential of his hard-earned youth.

Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!

Obito unleashed a sea of flames, bolstered by the three-tomoe Sharingan and chakra from the Dragon Vein. With his rich battlefield experience, he was now an elite among the Uchiha.

Not invincible, but no Uchiha could overpower him under the Mangekyo Sharingan. Against outsiders, Obito was a formidable force unless they had exceptional abilities or unique bloodline limits.

Behind Obito, over a hundred Uchiha ninjas followed, including Mikoto and Shisui.

Shisui hadn't lost his way yet. The recent flood of scandals opened his eyes, revealing a world beyond black and white—hidden and terrifying grays.

The elderly, women, and children of the Uchiha clan were protected, not in shelters but guarded by Kyomu's ninjas at the rear.

The Uchiha elders, meanwhile, stayed in their clan's residence, hurriedly packing their vast library for safekeeping by the ninja cats.

This was the Uchiha's foundation, essential for their survival, victory or defeat.

A clan's foundation determined its prosperity, and losing it was unacceptable.

"Block the White Fang Kakashi!"

"We can't hold him!"

"Send more people! We must stop his advance, or our formation will be breached!"

"We're trying! He's flanked by Obito and Guy. More people!"

In the three-thousand-strong force led by the Sarutobi and Shimura clans, shouts echoed, hinting at an imminent collapse.

Despite being Konoha ninjas, outnumbering their opponents, and having more elite members, why were they being crushed?

"Everyone, follow me to victory!" Kakashi shouted amid the chaos. "Avenge our fallen comrades, help Kyomu ascend as the Fourth Hokage, and purge the village's root of turmoil!"

"For Lord Kyomu, charge!"

"Follow Lord Kyomu to the death!"

"With Lord Kyomu, victory is ours!"

Their morale soared, while Hiruzen Sarutobi's forces showed signs of defeat.

"Jiraiya, where are you going!" Tsunade suddenly looked up. "Will you still stand behind Hiruzen and the others?!"

"Kyomu killed the Daimyo. If we don't hold him accountable, the village's losses will be greater than this unrest!

Even… the village might be destroyed!

So, I'm sorry, Tsunade, I must act."

"Think, why would Kyomu do this!" Tsunade struggled. "He's establishing a better order, seeing further than us!"

"Tsunade, you're insane." Jiraiya turned to her. "What's so special about Kyomu? What has he done to you? Remember, you're the princess of the Land of Fire, Konoha, and the Senju clan, Lady Tsunade!"

"Because he wore the necklace my granduncle gave me, and he didn't…"

"He'll meet misfortune, and today is his end." Jiraiya's eyes reddened, but his words were icy. "For the village, the country, and the stable order established since the Warring States period, Kyomu must die!"

Crash.

Jiraiya leaped from the office, joining the battle, blocking Kakashi, Obito, and Guy's advance.

"Kill!"

Kakashi didn't hesitate, giving Jiraiya no chance to persuade him. His resolve was unshakable.

Breaking and rebuilding, dawn only comes after bloodshed.

Summoning Technique: Gamabunta!

Seeing this, Jiraiya didn't hold back, summoning Gamabunta to suppress the battlefield.

"Jiraiya, tell me what to do?" Gamabunta looked around, confused by the two sides' identical uniforms.

"Those with blue ribbons on their right arms are your enemies."

Summoning Technique: Aoda!

Kakashi also used a summoning technique. Aoda, now fully healed and stronger, asked immediately, "Where's Lord Kyomu?"

"He's fighting over there. You can't reach him now. Deal with that toad first."

"Oh." Aoda looked up at Gamabunta. "If I eat you, it should be fine."

Shing.

Gamabunta drew his sword. "You can try, you disgusting blue serpent!"

A giant snake and toad clashed instantly.

Meanwhile, Kakashi, Obito, and Guy, forming a pincer attack, surrounded Jiraiya.

(End of Chapter)